Undergraduate Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham. Optometry School: University of Alabama at Birmingham. What drives your passion for optometry? "That was crystal clear Doc!" Small phrases and moments like this drive me to give patients the best vision they can have. Optometry allows you to have many special moments with your patients, and I am thankful for the opportunity to share it with them. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? I believe transformational eyecare experience comes from truly listening to patient needs and acting on those needs. Hobbies/Interests: My life outside clinic revolves around my dog, dancing, and filmmaking.

Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, BS Biology. Optometry School: Illinois College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: AOA, SC Optometric Association. What drives your passion for optometry? Helping others to see their best and providing support for people with visual needs. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By providing personalized eye exams in a comfortable environment. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Providing a transformational eyecare experience means addressing all the patient’s needs, visually and medically, and have them leave knowing their best interests were addressed during their visit. How are you impacting your local community? I enjoy volunteering at food banks and charity work for our local schools. Hobbies/Interests: Walking, hiking, spending time with my children and pets.

Undergraduate Education: University of Pittsburgh. Optometry School: The Ohio State University. What drives your passion for optometry? We can typically fix the patients vision problems quick, and the patients leave the office happy. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By making them see better and feel more confident. How are you impacting your local community? I provide mobile eye care to patients in nursing homes. Many of them can’t leave the location so we go to them. Hobbies/Interests: Biking, hiking , dancing.

Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin – Madison. Optometry School: Western University of Health Sciences. Professional Achievements/Associations: Wisconsin Optometric Association, American Optometric Association. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Contact Lens. What drives your passion for optometry? Wanting to provide the best possible care for every individual. How are you helping patients live their best lives? By continually seeking to further my education and provide the best options available to optimize every patient’s vision. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Improving people’s vision and quality of life. Hobbies/Interests: Curling, Volleyball, guitar, and running.

Undergraduate Education: University of Cincinnati; Pre- optometry. El Minia university Egypt: Bachelor of Art. Optometry School: Salus University 2021. The reason I became an optometrist is: I have always enjoyed helping people. Being an Optometrist allows me to provide patients with their visual needs and therefore help them do the things they enjoy. This can re-open their world of possibilities and create new adventures. Optometry is also a very social profession that allows me to interact with and learn about so many different people every day which is something I really love. My favorite part of helping my patients is: This is one of the few medical professions that for most of the time, allow us to improve our patients’ lives immediately by giving them the vision correct they need which is very fulfilling. In my spare time, I enjoy: Traveling, hiking, cooking, and serving at my church.

Undergraduate Education: Northeastern State University -B.S. Chemistry. Optometry School: University of Missouri St. Louis College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: American Board of Optometry. Clinical Certifications & Specialties: Residency in Ocular Disease Northeastern State University College of Optometry. What drives your passion for optometry? Proper care and through exams save lives. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Enabling patients to live healthier and see clearer. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? Listening to patients needs and concerns and addressing those. Patients, many places often feel as though they are being treated as just numbers moving quickly through a standard process, but not here under our care. How are you impacting your local community? Mentoring men to keep families together and being fathers. Hobbies/Interests: Hydroponics and gardening.

Undergraduate Education: West Virginia University. Optometry School: New England College of Optometry.

Undergraduate Education: Michigan State University. Optometry School: Michigan College of Optometry. Professional Achievements/Associations: Michigan Optometric Association. What drives your passion for optometry? I’m still amazed at how some curved pieces of glass and plastic can have such a profound impact on people’s lives. How are you helping patients live their best lives? Optimizing a person’s eyesight provides benefits in everything that person does. What does providing a transformational eyecare experience mean to you? When a person puts on their new glasses, and they have that “Wow” look. There’s no better feeling as an eye is professional. Hobbies/Interests: Tennis, golf, hiking, biking, snowshoeing, travel.